From the monthly archives: October 2009
My brand new Yamaha P-85 digital piano has arrived. I cannot stress how excited I am to finally own one of these. It’s no contest against an upright or even, gasp, a baby grand piano, but given our budget and space constraints, it’s just about the best thing ever.
G dropped it off yesterday [...]
There’s nothing like going to work on Monday to jolt you out of whatever bubble you’ve been in during the weekend – in my case, the I-think-I’m-pregnant bubble. Hubby and I haven’t told a soul, not even our parents, because he’s adamant I have to see a gynaecologist to confirm the test. He doesn’t trust [...]
Three pregnancy tests. That’s how many it took for us to finally face up to the truth. Actually, that’s not entirely accurate. The first test didn’t work – my fault. I was supposed to pee on it for five seconds but I confused a bloated stomach and a big dinner with needing to pee.
The [...]
When I was in university, I kept a journal chronicling, among other things, my thoughts, struggles, hopes and dreams. Even though I didn’t have a lot to say most of the time, I did have something to say pretty regularly. As the years passed and I graduated, the entries became less frequent, and now I [...]
One of my highlights of the past month – attending the Black Eyed Peas press conference when they were in town. I know these photos are a little late but the Peas were huge then, they’re huge today and I’m pretty sure they’re still going to be huge tomorrow.
The one thing I will [...]
It often surprises me how people can be so mean and angry and critical and personal on other people’s blogs. I used to wonder if maybe the anonymity the Internet provides is their only avenue and opportunity to spew forth all their pent-up venom from some past misfortune. I mean, if they really don’t like [...]
It’s been a hectic couple weeks of deadlines and events, none of which I will subject you to, but one of which gave the boys, hubby and I a chance to sit down to dinner. It wasn’t until we were scanning the menu that we realised how long it’s been since we shared a [...]
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